“His fans and peers crowned him the King of pop,an icon and a legend.But as big a star as he was,I always saw Michael Jackson as just,my son.Michael’s fame had not occurred to me until one year when he took me to Echo Arena in Liverpool on August 29th,his birthday.The entire stadium was adorned in balloons and banners with “Happy Birthday,Michael” splashed across them – to me,it was a tremendous gesture.

The arena echoed with excitable chants and screams from at least 70,000 fans.And there were about 30,000 more anxiously waiting his attention outside.I was surprised and amazed by the crowd of people who were there for my son.It really impressed me.

And,somehow,through all this, Michael managed to stay grounded.There is no doubt my son accomplished great things in his life,yet he always strived for more.He was ambitious.He was a dreamer.”   Katherine Jackson